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Twilight of Laissez-Faire: the Campaign for Ten Hours, 1831-1853

In early Victorian England, the new philosophy of social democracy challenged the bourgeois creed of laissezfaire. An important aspect of this struggle, which historians have neglected, is the campaign (1831-1853) for a shorter and regulated factory workday. This study concludes that during the Parliamentary debates on factory legislation, Britain's leaders, regardless of party affiliation, decided that the Government, indeed, had an obligation to assist the victims of social and economic injustice, a decision which meant the end of laissez-faire.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503862
Date08 1900
CreatorsBarvin, Linn H.
ContributorsNichols, Irby Coghill, 1926-, Morrison, Clovis C.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 115 leaves, Text
CoverageEngland, 1831-1853
RightsPublic, Barvin, Linn H., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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